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Why am I
writing this report?
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When I
landed at 3:24pm this afternoon, Speedy (Bernard
Gonsalves) was the only CGC member left at YCAB. After
assisting me to retrieve and hangar the K6 (much
appreciated thanks Speedy) he mentioned before we
headed off for our customary McDebriefing that he had
been given a message for me to the effect that I had
won the "you do the report" award
today.
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When I
unpacked the bookkeeping documents at home tonight it
all became much clearer when I found this cute little
note on the Duty Pilot envelope:
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I just love the "and wasn't here to
vote" bit!
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Back to
today's report ... I arrived at the field around
9.00am to find Peter Stephenson (Duty Instructor) and
Alan Graham (Duty Pilot) on their Pat Malone ... Peter
however was quick to re-assure me that we had a Tuggie
(John Ashford). Jacob Mason then arrived and they all
set out for RWY12 with the IS-28 and the gazebo. The
first launch was the IS-28 at 9:51am.
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Bert
Persson and Speedy lobbed at Hangar 22 soon after (as
I was getting the K6 out) to see if I wanted to join
them for McBriefing (also known as "Second
Breakfast"). I was keen however to DI the K6 and
get her to the flight line and took a rain check on
their offer. They were both optimistic about the look
of the sky and were in a hurry to get to Macca's and
back to fly the Kookaburra and the TST 10-M motor
glider
respectively.
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The
flight sheet shows 6 aerotow flights today
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CQC - 4 flights for 2 hours 31 minutes
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GLM - 1 flight for 29 minutes
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GRV - 1 flight for 5 hours 8 minutes
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The last
landing was the K6 at 3:24 pm.
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The 4
flights in CQC included a solo flight by Jacob Mason,
two AEF's taken by Peter Stephenson and a
family/friend flight taken by Alan
Graham.
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Bert did
a leisurely 3.5 hour flight out to Watt's Bridge where
he managed to get up to 7,500 feet.
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Just in
case you are wondering, Speedy's unusually short
Kookaburra flight in today's good weather was the
result of a passenger-induced early return (could have
been a bit of air sickness?).
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K6 heaven at the top of a
2.5 knot climb to 4500 feet (check out the reflection
in the vario).
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The view to the Bribie Island
bridge from the K6 at 4500 feet near Donnybrook.
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We have
been blessed with some incredible soaring conditions
over the last two weekends ... let's hope it continues
that way!
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Please
always remember to avoid flying low and slow.
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Regards,
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Kevin
Rodda
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